> << Let's turn this thread around and stop looking at> the topic at hand from a "meta-physical" level and start discussing the> biological and chemical reasons, as well as the psychological, that these> events occur. By understanding why, we can more efficiently help those> that are asking for aid as well as possibly enhance our own practice and> experience. >>> > I think you are correct, this need to be done - but for a creative person to> do this would be extremely counter productive. It is exactly this kind of> state that I try to avoid!

Au contraire. Speaking as a creative person who came up with a
neurophysiological explanation of his creativity, that type of analytic
activity is exactly what creativity requires.